Collapsible waterfowl flag

Abstract

A collapsible waterfowl flag comprises a framework including a shaft, a runner, a pair of arms pivotally attached to the top end of the shaft, a pair of support bars pivotally attached to and extending between the runner and each of the pair of arms, a flexible panel having a body portion attached to and extending along the shaft and two wing portions attached to the pair of arms and extending from opposite sides of the body portion, the framework movable between collapsed and open configurations by moving the runner relative to the shaft between first and second positions, the framework and panel gathered around the shaft in the collapsed configuration, and the arms and support bars extended perpendicularly from the shaft in the open configuration thereby deploying the panel in a substantially planar disposition resembling a flying waterfowl.

1 . A collapsible goose flag comprising:
 a framework including a shaft, a runner, a pair of arms, and a pair of support bars, said shaft having a top end, said a runner movable relative to said shaft between a first position and a second position closer to the top end of said shaft than said first position, each of said arms having a proximal end, the proximal end of each arm pivotally attached to the top end of said shaft, each of said support bars having a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally attached to said runner and said second end pivotally attached to one of said arms, and   a flexible panel having a body portion and two wing portions extending from opposite sides of said body portion, said body portion having a tail end attached to said shaft, said wing portions attached to said arms,   said framework movable between collapsed and open configurations by moving said runner between said first and second positions,
 wherein, in said collapsed configuration said runner is disposed in said first position, said arms and said support bars are disposed adjacent to and parallel with said shaft, and said panel is collapsed around said shaft, and 
 in said open configuration said runner is disposed in said second position, said arms and said support bars are extended perpendicularly from said shaft, the body portion of said panel is extended along said shaft and the wing portions of said shaft are extended perpendicularly to said shaft, such that said panel resembles a flying waterfowl. 
   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 in said open configuration, each of said arms, one of said support bars and said shaft form a triangle. 
 
     
     
         3 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  further comprising:
 said shaft including a bottom end having a handle. 
 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a first lock to hold said runner in said first position, and a second lock to hold said runner in said second position. 
 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 the body portion of said panel is stretched along said shaft. 
 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 each of said arms has a distal end, and 
 the second end of each of said support bars is attached to one of said arms between said proximal and distal ends thereof. 
 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 said runner is attached to and slides along said shaft. 
 
     
     
         8 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 the wing portions of said panel have forward edges attached to said arms. 
 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 in said open configuration, said arms are pivotal about an axis parallel with said shaft such that a waving movement of said shaft causes said arms and said wing portions to flap in a motion reminiscent of the flapping wings of a bird in flight. 
 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible goose flag of  claim 1  wherein:
 said framework has a substantially planar disposition when deployed in said open configuration. 
 
     
     
         11 . A collapsible goose flag comprising:
 a framework including a shaft, a runner, a pair of arms, and a pair of support bars, said shaft having a top end, first and second locks, and a runner slidingly attached to and movable along said shaft between a first position and a second position closer to the top end of said shaft than said first position, said first lock for holding said runner said first position, said second lock for holding said runner said second position, each of said arms having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of each arm pivotally attached to the top end of said shaft, each of said support bars having a first end and a second end, said first end pivotally attached to said runner and said second end pivotally attached to one of said arms between the proximal and distal ends thereof, and   a flexible panel having a body portion and two wing portions extending from opposite sides of said body portion, said body portion attached to the top end of said shaft and having a tail end attached to said shaft such that said body portion is extended along said shaft, said wing portions attached to said arms, said framework movable between collapsed and open configurations by sliding said runner between said first and second positions,
 wherein, in said collapsed configuration said runner is disposed in said first position, said arms and said support bars are disposed adjacent to and parallel with said shaft, and said panel is collapsed around said shaft, and 
 in said open configuration said runner is disposed in said second position, said arms and said support bars are extended perpendicularly from said shaft, the body portion of said panel is extended along said shaft and the wing portions of said shaft are extended perpendicularly to said shaft, such that said panel has a substantially planar disposition resembling a flying waterfowl.